Emanuel Lasker vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2rk4/1R3P2/3p4/1p1K4/1P6/8/8 b - - 10 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Nxd2
  12. 12.Qxd2 f6
  13. 13.exf6 Rxf6
  14. 14.Nd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Bb6
  16. 16.a4 Rb8
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Qc3 Qd6
  19. 19.Be3 Bf5
  20. 20.Rfc1 Bxc2
  21. 21.Rxc2 Re8
  22. 22.Rac1 Rfe6
  23. 23.h3 Re4
  24. 24.Qd2 R8e6
  25. 25.Rc6 Qd7
  26. 26.Rxe6 Qxe6
  27. 27.Qd3 Qe8
  28. 28.Qc3 Kf7
  29. 29.Qd3 Kg8
  30. 30.Qc3 Qe6
  31. 31.Ra1 Qe8
  32. 32.Kf1 h6
  33. 33.Qd3 Kf7
  34. 34.Rc1 Kg8
  35. 35.Qb3 Qf7
  36. 36.Rd1 c6
  37. 37.f3 Qf6
  38. 38.Qd3 Re7
  39. 39.Bf2 Qd6
  40. 40.Qc2 Kf7
  41. 41.Rc1 Re6
  42. 42.Qf5+ Rf6
  43. 43.Qe5 Re6
  44. 44.Qxd6 Rxd6
  45. 45.Ke2 Ke7
  46. 46.Kd3 Rg6
  47. 47.g3 Rf6
  48. 48.f4 Kd7
  49. 49.Re1 Rf8
  50. 50.Ra1 h5
  51. 51.Be3 g6
  52. 52.Rf1 Kd6
  53. 53.g4 hxg4
  54. 54.hxg4 c5
  55. 55.dxc5+ Bxc5
  56. 56.Bxc5+ Kxc5
  57. 57.f5 gxf5
  58. 58.gxf5 Rf6
  59. 59.Rf4 b4
  60. 60.b3 Rf7
  61. 61.f6 Kd6
  62. 62.Kd4 Ke6
  63. 63.Rf2 Kd6
  64. 64.Ra2 Rc7
  65. 65.Ra6+ Kd7
  66. 66.Rb6

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